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12:56 PM ET Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione on Friday reiterated that the Sooners intend to face Nebraska in the 2021 football season, despite reports that Nebraska is trying to get out of the Sept. 18 game in Norman. Castiglione, responding to media inquiries, tweeted that the Nebraska-Oklahoma game is set to commemorate the 50th

12:07 PM ET Miami Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz said Friday that quarterback D’Eriq King is “smashing every benchmark” in his rehab from a torn ACL in his right knee. Speaking to reporters on Zoom to preview the start of spring practice next week, Diaz gave an update on the Hurricanes’ starting quarterback, injured in the

8:00 AM ET Are you not entertained? What the FCS spring season lacks in length and quality, it makes up for in pure, magical nonsense. The best program in the country got blown out by an unranked opponent two weeks ago, and the new No. 1 has now been scared twice into the second half.

9:00 AM ET It’s still the early stages of college football’s 2022 recruiting cycle, and there is a lot of uncertainty. What is apparent are the teams in need of big returns. Whether it is to take the next step toward becoming a championship-contending program or to revitalize a program, here are five teams in

6:50 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Emmett Jones was picked as the interim football coach at Kansas on Thursday as the beleaguered school searches for a new athletic director and head football coach following a scandal-plagued week. Jones is entering his third season with the Jayhawks, serving first as the wide receivers coach

5:06 PM ET Valdosta High School placed football coach Rush Propst on administrative leave on Tuesday, pending a Georgia High School Association investigation into allegations that he arranged for improper benefits to players’ parents to move with their sons into the school district and other misconduct, sources confirmed to ESPN. Propst declined comment when contacted

9:00 AM ET In 2020, during one of the strangest, most unpredictable seasons of college football, another twist occurred in the midst of the chaos of playing during the pandemic. Big 12 defenses were good. Yes, the Big 12 — the conference that produced Patrick Mahomes and earned a reputation as having high-flying offenses and

7:00 AM ET Deshaun Watson’s emergence at Clemson catapulted the Tigers to the top of college football. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports One could easily make the case that, as with the UEFA Champions League in soccer, the creation of the College Football Playoff took a sport already defined by its haves-versus-have-nots divisions and increased them.

7:07 PM ET Colorado defensive lineman Antonio Alfano, a former top-30 national recruit who has yet to play in a college football game, has decided to enter the transfer portal for a second time, he announced Wednesday. Alfano, who started his college career at Alabama in 2019, thanked Colorado fans in a Twitter post for

3:57 PM ET Jeff Long is out as Kansas’ athletic director, he confirmed to ESPN’s Heather Dinich on Wednesday. An official announcement is scheduled for later Wednesday when Kansas has called a staff meeting. Long declined further comment to ESPN. Kansas announced late Monday night that the school had parted ways with head football coach

9:00 AM ET College football’s 2021 recruiting classes have been signed, and more of these prospects have enrolled early in school. That translates to more first-year players providing an immediate impact, which in turn gives teams the opportunity to ascend up the rankings ahead of schedule. How will this recruiting cycle affect the 2021 College

7:00 AM ET It was Saturday around 4:30 p.m. ET. The sun was out, but the air was crisp. My three-person family, as we tend to do on lazy weekend days, was spread out into three different areas of our house. And as I always do when I find myself alone on those such days,

7:24 PM ET Kansas athletic director Jeff Long said he and the university were unaware of any wrongdoing in Miles’ past before hiring him as head coach of the football team in 2018. Miles was placed on administrative leave on Saturday amid accusations of inappropriate behavior toward female students during his head-coaching tenure at LSU.

4:37 PM ET In November 2018, Kansas hired Les Miles to win the news conference, among other things. Not 28 months later, the school cut ties with the coach during a late-night news dump on a Monday in March. The abrupt and embarrassing end to Miles’ tenure this week shouldn’t be dismissed because KU lives

4:51 PM ET Duke has paused football activities indefinitely after identifying a cluster of 10 positive COVID-19 cases within the team, the school announced Tuesday. In a statement, the school said the 10 individuals attended team activities together and are currently in isolation. Contact tracing also identified close contacts, who are now in quarantine. Duke

3:01 PM ET Despite the woes on the field and the 2-4 record this past season, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said Tuesday he has not given football coach Jim Harbaugh a minimum win requirement for the upcoming season and that he’s willing to think long term with Harbaugh’s employment. Manuel gave Harbaugh a contract

9:35 AM ET Ohio State has paused all football-related activities and closed its athletics administrative offices for one week following an increase in positive tests for the coronavirus, the university said in a statement on Tuesday. The Buckeyes said the decision to pause football activities and close the Woody Hayes Athletic Center offices was made

6:30 AM ET Two stagnant programs, four with division title aspirations. The MAC East title race could be one of FBS’ more intriguing if: Kent State makes a few more stops, Miami overcomes a brutal road slate and Ohio is as strong as last season’s tiny sample suggested. There’s also a chance that Buffalo is